James Hightower ROLB #9 78 OVR
6'3''
Height
247
Weight
23
Age
2 yrs
Exp
Clemson
College
Normal
Dev
125
Trade Value
Drafted: 28th Pick, 1st Round
Trade Worth: Late 3rd Rd Pick
$5.32M
Contract
4
Years
$6.64M
Signing Bonus
$3.06M
Salary
$3.32M
Cap Penalty
2
Years Left
Career Stats
| 2026 Regular Season | Defense | |||||||||||
| WK | GAME | RESULT | Tck | Sck | Int | FF | FRec | Defl | Ctha | Sfty | TD | |
| 13 | ATL @ TB | 0 - 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | PIT @ TB | 24 - 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | TB @ SF | 62 - 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | TB @ BAL | 45 - 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defense Stats | |||||||
| Year | Team | Tackles | Sacks | FF | INT | TD | |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |